After a record heat spell in Northern Europe, the weather finally started to change with the beginning of October, leaves were turning colors, sweaters were pulled out of our backpacks, and for a few days raincoats too. So, naturally, after Belgium we decided it was a perfect time for a beach holiday on the NorthContinue reading “Amster, dam look out!”
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Belgium part 2
Not sure what it was about Antwerp. The contrast of our monastic hostel room to the exquisitely tiled/painted/carved ceilings/walls/floors of almost every surface? Wide boulevards with huge, stately buildings with fingertips of narrow winding streets lined with delicately, detailed row houses? Waves of people- walking, riding bikes- there was a vibrancy with a super pleasantContinue reading “Belgium part 2”
Belgium, part 1
Belgium held some strong allure and it was the first place we went after leaving Saarbrucken. Was it because it functioned without a government for 541 days starting in June 2010? Was it the creep/disgust factor after reading King Leopold\’s Ghost (great book)? Rubins? The Brueghels? Belgium kind of seems like a middle child, wedgedContinue reading “Belgium, part 1”
Day Trippin
This one was done prior to WordPress update, it looks bad, sorry. And the ads make this free, no one benefits. Saarland is a historically fascinating location, situated in an area that has been fought over for centuries, conveniently for us as sightseers, although inconvenient for generations of Saarlanders. During the month we have beenContinue reading “Day Trippin”
Nightlife, Wildlife, Afterlife
Night life Saarland University (Go Owls!?) has over 17,000 students, but because most students live at home (see last post on local housing issues) it doesn’t feel like a college town. There is one popular pub with college students called SaarBrooklyn, but since the legal drinking age is 16 (14 when accompanied by a CustodialContinue reading “Nightlife, Wildlife, Afterlife”
House-Hunters
Our daughter (A) and family (W and I) have been living in temporary housing provided by W’s work, the Max Planck Institute and it ends this month. Surprisingly, for a university town, housing options seem to be limited.People, in general, live in their rented apartments for decades.Like HGTV House Hunters, our daughter’s family considered; threeContinue reading “House-Hunters”
Saarbrucken down
Staying in the same place for an extended period of time, like we are in Saarbrucken while Alivia gets settled, gets you in a rhythm. You start to see the same people on their own daily routines of going to work or school, walking their dogs, and shopping. We see the same cashier at theContinue reading “Saarbrucken down”
Chosen Fugue 